It In The Bag
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The Bishop Had It In The Bag
During the first “taxation” meeting of Papua-New Guinea’s Legislative Council in April, and after the elected members had stated their intention to resign, the Nominated members wrote to the Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Slim.
Just what was in the letter was top secret, but it was to acquaint him of the fact that they did not like the look of how things were shaping in the Legislative Council, and to ask for guidance.
The Governor-General answered at once; but when weeks had passed and nothing had been received, Mr. B. E.
Fairfax-Ross wrote again to the G-G and asked “Whaffor” —or as near as one can get to that when addressing a Vice-Regal personage.
Hurried inquiries were made in Canberra, and then it appeared that the G-G’s reply had gone direct to the first signatory of the Nominated members’ letter — namely, to Bishop P. N. W. Strong. The good Bishop had read the letter and put it in his bag. He had assumed that a similar letter had gone to all the signatories!